'orld Trade Organization Essay\r'

'On November 30, 1999, major governments met at a World distribute Organization (WTO), ministerial meet at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington. During this meeting an enormous mankind witness took place in the streets of Seattle. The protestors were representing human rights groups, students, environmental groups, religious leaders, labor rights activists and members of numerous other groups. The groups were not only from the United States, but had come from totally over the world. All of these people were peacefully protesting the practices of the WTO in the name of free trade.\r\nThe protestors stated that the WTO upheld trade practices that allowed pincer labor, low wages and environmental destruction. The WTO justified these practices in the name of free trade. Tens of thousands of people were in Seattle to protest peacefully, and the protests did start peacefully, but they did not end that way. A small number of anarchist groups were in Seattle to attempt civil disobedience and acts of vandalism and property price. These groups conducted talk over acts of vandalism on corporate offices in Seattle.\r\nThe Seattle law Department did not have the number of officers, level(p) with help from other departments, to handle the number of protestors. The officers employ pepper spray, tear gas, stun grenades and eventually meritless bullets to try to unblock congested city streets. whatsoever of the anarchists fought back by breaking windows and vandalizing storefronts. Dumpsters were pushed out into intersections and they were literature on fire and tires on police cars were deflated. The home(a) Guard was finally called in, but did not set out to Seattle until the next morning. Once the WTO packed up and went home, the protestors packed up and went on their way.\r\nWhen the meeting finished, businesses had suffered millions of dollars in damage and lost sales, over 500 people were arrested. No deaths were attri buted to the protest and no one was seriously injured. there was controversy over city response and the Seattle police chief resigned. The anarchist protestors felt the protest was a success. Before the Seattle Protest, there was almost no mean of anti-globalization in the U. S. media but the protest had forced the media to tale on why anyone would oppose the WTO. Good or bad, the message of the protestors was broadcast to the world.\r\n'